Have you ever had a time when God’s voice has pierced your heart? 2 Samuel 22 & 23 As we approach Easter, what are the things God is bringing to light that is piercing your heart and needs to be torn down. Looking back over my years, there have been particular moments where I have been convicted, “pierced to the heart”. I have needed to confess and be accountable before others. Each time, there has been pain, vulnerability, and shame, but also release, freedom, growth, and ac

When the Book of Jonah is mentioned, I’m certain that for many of us the story of Jonah and the Whale immediately comes to mind. But what happens in the rest of the book after the huge fish vomits Jonah back onto dry land? Jonah 3 God desires repentance, not punishment. He wants everyone to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth (cf. 1 Tim 2:4). As we continue our Lent series leading into Easter, we’ll be looking at the story of repentance found in Jonah Chapter 3.

With no set point on the horizon to determine direction, it’s easy to drift. When travelling we need to set our eyes on the compass. Mark 1:15 Come to him daily in faith and lay down the areas that are causing you to drift. If you were to set sail or fly from Brisbane to New Zealand, and you were off by 5 to 8 degrees, over the about 2500km, you could actually miss New Zealand. With no set point on the horizon to determine direction, it’s easy to drift. When traveling we need

In the first 14 verses of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians Paul has a lot to say about being chosen. Ephesians 1 Paul never saw himself as having chosen God but of being chosen by God. Many years ago, when I was an electrical apprentice, I entered an essay competition. That was way back in 1966. The competition was conducted as part of ‘Apprenticeship Week’ and the title of the essay was to be about “Industrial Safety”. To my surprise I won the competition and the prize of $25,